History of World Literature World Literature started as early as years before Christ’s death. The earliest forms of world literature were oral and passed on by word of mouth. As time passed‚ forms of writing were developed and were pictographic. Writing was not invented for writing down literature but it was invented for more administrative and political purposes. The first literary work was a heroic narrative named Gilgamesh. This work nearly vanished from history when it was not translated
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Indian literature Article Free Pass * Introduction * Related * Contributors & Bibliography Indian literature‚ writings of the Indian subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature took
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Time Frame of Philippine Literature 1. Period of Re-orientation (1898-1910) 2. Period of Imitation (1910-1925) 3. Period of Self Discovery (1925-1941) 4. Postwar Re-orientation (1945)5. The Rebirth of Freedom (1946-1970) 6. Period of Activism (1970-1972) 7. Peiod of the New Society (1972-1981) 8. Period of the Third Republic (1981-1985) 9. Contemporary Period (1986) Differentiate Literature from History History and literature are two important subjects to choose from when one has decided
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Why Study Literature? Thursday in one of my Introduction to Literature courses‚ one of my students said‚ "Ma ’am‚ I have a question. No disrespect‚ but...." We all know the feeling that comes with any question or remark that begins that way. I thought‚ "Oh boy. Here it comes." "...Why do we need to learn this? Is my commander going to send me a poem and ask me to explicate it?" This question always flummoxes me--not because I have no answer‚ but because the answers are so obvious to me
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Postmodernism in American literature The novel Beloved by Toni Morrison often makes us question the credibility of what is being told‚ and uses many striking‚ sudden shifts between the past and present‚ making it difficult to distinguish between reality and fiction. This blurring of the truth is a common element of postmodern fiction. In fact‚ many scholars would say that Beloved is a great example of postmodernism. (Ebrahimi 2005) Morrison uses this technique to bring about the suffering
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Understanding (of literature)‚ according to Szondi‚ should be defined as the dynamic‚ self-reflexive process or attempt at obtaining and consequent renewing of said knowledge. But has this been accomplished as of late? In his essay‚ Szondi questions whether or not literary scholars have been generating a comprehensive understanding of their objects of study. (Szondi 4) He poses this question in light of the advent of the natural sciences and their influence on literary scholarship by arguing that
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Coursework Guidance GCE English Literature OCR Advanced GCE in English Literature H471 Unit F664 Texts in Time This Coursework Guidance is designed to accompany the OCR Advanced GCE specification in English Literature for teaching from September 2008. © OCR 2007 Content 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Summary of Unit Content Coursework Guidance Assessment Criteria Unit F664 Texts in Time Administration/Regulations FAQs 3 4 6 16 20 24 2 GCE English Literature 1 Introduction The new
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The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. During the Commonwealth Period‚ a new set of colonizers brought about new changes in Philippine literature. New literary forms such as free verse [in poetry]‚ the modern short story and the critical essay were introduced
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Value and Purpose of Literature Literature is expressed in varying ways‚ such as poetry‚ novels‚ history‚ biographies‚ and essays. Depending on which type of work you are reading‚ the purpose and interpretation is different as it is depending on the person that is reading it. The purpose of literature is to get a diverse set of people to read the same piece of work and comprehend it differently‚ but still have the same affect on them. The purpose also depends on the genre. History is a guide
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Literal Interpretation in Literature Literature is meant to provide a perspective on life. Phrases or quotes found in works of literature may be used to help express one’s own thoughts‚ to describe a particular situation‚ or even to apply the circumstances in another piece of literature. Readers often utilize literary quotes for this purpose‚ yet not every reader will interpret a given quote the same way. One example of a phrase which can have many different meanings is the biblical quote
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